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We have a very close friend's 40th birthday coming up. We want to get him a special knife. Requirements are;

- Half decent home cook! Knife won't be abused.- Probably something versatile like a 240mm Gyuto- Western handle, he has a bit of a girlie hand so does not need to be a beefy handle- Stainless I would think is preferable, perhaps a damascus finish- He does not sharpen but hopefully I can assist him or he'll learn- Something with a special handle or limited edition/custom/nifty box to mark the occasion. I guess where I am going with this is that knife performance (whilst I expect would be excellent on any knife in this price range) is less important than presentation.- Budget is $500 or thereabouts.- Needs to be available for delivery very soon- Perhaps steer clear of anything with exotic animal handles due to potential import restrictions

How soon is "very soon"? Adam Marr and Matt Stephens are doing some really nice custom handled western knives for me right now but I'm not sure on the delivery date yet. I'm guessing I would have some selection of them in a couple weeks.

As was mentioned my Remedy is available now and I have a few more to choose from if you want to give one of them a try. Adam did the handles on these and they would make a great gift. The one with the spalted maple burl handle is amazing.

The Takeshi is a new knife for us and I'm waiting for more to come in but I doubt we will have them in time.

The Tanaka should be back in stock in the next 5 days. It's a good knife.

Pierre has not shipped a knife to me in quite a while. He's a busy guy and does this knife making as a side business so I'm not sure when I'll get more. I'll ask him. He makes really nice knives. Very unique and well made.

I could for sure get a 240mm western to Mark, but I would not have much of a chance getting it to Mark or you by your requested date. What I could do, is do one as a WIP (work in progress with photos at all the stages), and you could give the link to your friend in a smaller present/card as an "its on its way, but not gonna make it on time" gift, then he could see it come together, and gain an appreciation of what you guys are doing for him. I have some great ironwood I could attach to it.

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